Stream / River · Lexington
Saluda River (Lower Saluda)
Official trout-water information for Saluda River (Lower Saluda) in Lexington, South Carolina.
Source context
What the records establish
SCDES water-quality classification TPGTsp: That portion from the Lake Murray Dam to the confluence with Broad River (D.O. not less than daily average 5 mg/L, a running thirty-day (30) average of 5.5 mg/L, with a low of 4.0 mg/L). This is reach-specific environmental protection, not proof of current stocking or public access. Parentheses in ORW classes identify the previous class.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 34.04601, -81.19095
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brown Trout
- Rainbow Trout
Management
3 documented reaches
Lower Saluda River (All waters of Saluda River from confluence with Broad River upstream to Lake Murray Dam)
Classification: Published trout regulations
Lower Saluda River from the east bound I-20 bridge downstream to Stacey’s Ledge
Classification: Published trout regulations
That portion from the Lake Murray Dam to the confluence with Broad River (D.O. not less than daily average 5 mg/L, a running thirty-day (30) average of 5.5 mg/L, with a low of 4.0 mg/L)
Classification: Water-quality class TPGTsp
Access evidence
7 matched records
Saluda Shoals Lower Boat Ramp
Evidence type: boat launch
Ownership: Irmo-Chapin Recreation District
Parking: Limited Parking
Features: Boat ramp
Saluda Shoals Park
Evidence type: boat launch
Ownership: Dominion Energy
Parking: 12 Parking Spaces
Features: Boat ramp, Fishing pier
Hope Ferry
Evidence type: boat launch
Ownership: Dominion Energy
Parking: 20 Parking Spaces
Features: Boat ramp
Saluda Shoals Park Pier
Evidence type: fishing pier
Ownership: SCE&G
Parking: 35 Parking Spaces
Features: Accessible, Fishing pier
Hope Ferry Landing Bank
Evidence type: shore fishing
Features: Shore fishing
Saluda Shoals Park Bank
Evidence type: shore fishing
Features: Shore fishing
SCE&G Access/Gardendale
Evidence type: canoe access
Ownership: Dominion Energy
Parking: 20 Parking Spaces
Features: Canoe access
Regulations
Reach-specific notes
Restrictions
Size: Only 1 fish may be more than 16 inches; daily possession: 5; bait and tackle: None
Restrictions
Size: Catch and Release Only; daily possession: Catch and Release Only; bait and tackle: None